Software Engineer Intern

Advertising, subscriptions and transaction fees each bring in a significant share of revenue. Our engineering, trust and safety, and customer support teams work across offices in Ahmedabad and several other countries.

The program

Kilncross is hiring a Software Engineer Intern for Feb 2027. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our team is spread across 11 countries. Headquarters is in Ahmedabad. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Ahmedabad team on daily calls and get a named mentor. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

What you'll do

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works

Basic qualifications

• Based in Romania for the duration of the internship
• Available for the full internship period
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection

Nice to have

• Contributions to an open source project, however small
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express

What you'll learn

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Program dates: Feb 2027, 6 months.

Compensation: $1,800-$2,000 monthly

Perks

• Company laptop
• Certificate of completion
• Letter of recommendation
• Mentorship

Duration: 6 months. Start: Feb 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Kilncross.